Working Americans: Working Americans 1880-2018: Politics & Politicians
Working Americans: Working Americans 1880-2018: Politics & Politicians
Editor: Mars, Laura
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Grey House Publishing
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-68217-714-3
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count:
348
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Working Americans: Politics & Politicians 1880-2018 profiles Americans whose professions and passions have taken them into the political arena.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Public, the Political System & American Democracy
- Congressional Apportionment
- 1880-1899
- 1882: Thomas Yup, Community Leader
- 1896: Thomas Snyder, Supreme Court Justice
- 1900-1919
- 1907: Margaret Haley, Advocate & Organizer
- 1911: Michael Libonatti, Labor Lawyer
- 1912: Flora Nance, Suffrage Campaign Organizer
- 1920-1939
- 1921: Martin Shortsberg, Senator
- 1924: Benjamin Moses, U.S. Ambassador to Germany
- 1929: Sarah Brown, Textile Workers’ Union Negotiator
- 1933: Howard Saxon, Presidential Press Secretary
- 1940-1959
- 1947: Marie Newton, Advocate for Worker Rights
- 1953: Elliot Warner, Secretary of Defense
- 1957: Meredith Waters, School Board Member
- 1960-1979
- 1961: Herman Abraham Kramer, Chicago Circuit Judge
- 1961: Serena Leonard, White House Correspondent
- 1970: Pamela Baker, Controversial Professor & Activist
- 1974: Paul Bianchi, Congressman
- 1980-1999
- 1982: Timothy McGee, City Board Budget Analyst
- 1983: Anna Delgado, Anti-Nuclear Weapons Protester
- 1985: Maria Kupka, New York City Grant Writer
- 1993: Hazeemah Malik, Legislative Aide
- 1995: William Jacobs, Presidential Speechwriter
- 1997: Matt Aaron, Political Commentator & Comedian
- 2000-2018
- 2001: Mary Frankel, White House Aide
- 2007: Randolph Lowell, Political Hacker & Activist
- 2008: David Moser, Presidential Campaign Field Organizer
- 2010: James Sorel, Lobbyist
- 2012: Bradley Johnson, Presidential Campaign Canvasser
- 2015: Beatrice Crawford, Mayor
- 2018: Bill Dithers, Political Cartoonist
- Presidential Timeline
- Glossary of Political Terms
- Further Reading